However, when a mutual friend introduced her to Rick and Teresa Kaepernick, the decision was clear: she would allow them to raise her child as their own. When he was five weeks old, Colin was ...

Put up for adoption, he was raised in California by a white couple, Rick and Teresa Kaepernick. An outstanding all-around athlete - the 6ft 4in (1.93m) Kaepernick played baseball and basketball in ...